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| − | Summary Information | + | === Summary Information === |
| − | Ownership: | + | * Ownership: Vertex |
| − | Website: | + | * Website: https://www.vertexenergy.com/ |
| − | + | * Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA | |
| − | Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA | + | * Capacity: 4.3 million tons/annum & 86,000 bbl/day |
| − | Capacity: 4.3 million tons/annum & 86,000 bbl/day | + | * Nelson Complexity: |
| − | Nelson Complexity: | + | * Refining Depth: |
| − | Refining Depth: | + | === Brief Description === |
| − | Brief Description | + | * Saraland Refinery is a small / medium sized medium complexity refinery with a hydrocracker and hydrotreating capabilities to produce low sulphur products. It produces feedstocks for a petrochemical plant |
| − | Saraland Refinery is a small / medium sized | + | |
| − | Refining Units | + | === Refining Units === |
| − | Atmospheric Distillation - 86,000 bpd | + | * Atmospheric Distillation - 86,000 bpd |
| − | Vacuum Distillation - 30,000 bpd | + | * Vacuum Distillation - 30,000 bpd |
| − | Catalytic Reformer - 22,000 bpd | + | * Hydrocracker (renewable diesel) - 14,000 bpd |
| − | Hydrotreating | + | * Catalytic Reformer - 22,000 bpd |
| − | Naphtha - 22,000 bpd | + | * Hydrotreating |
| − | Diesel - 8,000 bpd | + | ** Naphtha - 22,000 bpd |
| − | Heavy gasoil - 22,000 bpd | + | ** Diesel - 8,000 bpd |
| − | Terminal Capacity | + | ** Heavy gasoil - 22,000 bpd |
| − | Crude Oil: | + | |
| − | Refined Products: | + | === Terminal Capacity === |
| − | Crude Supply | + | * Crude Oil: |
| + | * Refined Products: | ||
| + | === Crude Supply === | ||
| + | * The refinery is supplied by crude oil by the [[Jay Pipeline System]] | ||
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| + | === Products Produced === | ||
| + | * Heavy Olefin Plant Feed, plus refined products: LPGs (liquid petroleum gases), gasoline, kerosene (jet fuel), diesel (# 2 oil), and # 6 oil blend stock. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Projects === | ||
| + | * The hydrocracker was converted into a renewable diesel unit, and completed in 2023 | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Other Information === | ||
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| − | + | === History === | |
| − | + | * 1975 - Refinery is commissioned by Louisiana Land & Exploration Company | |
| − | + | * 1996 - Refinery is acquired by Shell Chemical | |
| − | + | * 2022 - Shell sold the refinery to Vertex | |
| − | + | * 2023 - The renewable diesel facility began production | |
| − | + | ||
| − | History | + | === Links === |
| − | 1975 - Refinery is commissioned by Louisiana Land & Exploration Company | + | # [https://www.shell.us/about-us/projects-and-locations/mobile.html Refinery Webpage] |
| − | 1996 - Refinery is acquired by Shell Chemical | + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2024/01/shell-completes-sale-of-mobile-refinery.html Shell Completes Sale Of Mobile Refinery In Alabama To Vertex Energy] |
| − | + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2024/01/vertex-energy-announces-commercial.html Vertex Energy Announces Commercial Production Of Renewable Diesel And Entry Into Working Capital Facility For Renewable Diesel Business] | |
| − | Refinery Webpage | + | |
| + | [[Category:Refinery]] | ||
| + | [[Category:USA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:25, 24 January 2024
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Vertex
- Website: https://www.vertexenergy.com/
- Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
- Capacity: 4.3 million tons/annum & 86,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- Saraland Refinery is a small / medium sized medium complexity refinery with a hydrocracker and hydrotreating capabilities to produce low sulphur products. It produces feedstocks for a petrochemical plant
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation - 86,000 bpd
- Vacuum Distillation - 30,000 bpd
- Hydrocracker (renewable diesel) - 14,000 bpd
- Catalytic Reformer - 22,000 bpd
- Hydrotreating
- Naphtha - 22,000 bpd
- Diesel - 8,000 bpd
- Heavy gasoil - 22,000 bpd
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- The refinery is supplied by crude oil by the Jay Pipeline System
Products Produced
- Heavy Olefin Plant Feed, plus refined products: LPGs (liquid petroleum gases), gasoline, kerosene (jet fuel), diesel (# 2 oil), and # 6 oil blend stock.
Projects
- The hydrocracker was converted into a renewable diesel unit, and completed in 2023
Other Information
-
History
- 1975 - Refinery is commissioned by Louisiana Land & Exploration Company
- 1996 - Refinery is acquired by Shell Chemical
- 2022 - Shell sold the refinery to Vertex
- 2023 - The renewable diesel facility began production
